Hello, Friends.

In Indiana we are looking at another beautiful week of weather. Local Friends, be sure to get out and enjoy it while you still can! 

U.S. Friends, I hope that you enjoyed the sunlight this morning and gaining that hour of sleep we lost last Spring.

You Are Invited

Plan for our next meet-up: a feast! Learn to cook traditional dishes for 10:30, start feasting at 11:30. Bring your Friends and a favorite feasting dish to share. RSVP for more information: indyintlfriends@gmail.com

We Talked About

There are so many interesting topics and conversations we have during our classes. Each week we hilight some of the ideas. This week was no different. Here is a potpourri.

Parenting:

• Helicopter parent
• Tiger mom
• Soccer mom

We love watching Sci Fi (Science Fiction) pronounced SIGH fie as a genre.

We looked at time zones and talked about the impact of Daylight Savings Time versus Standard Time on states on the edge of the time zone.

Good reads:

• Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
• The End of the World is Just the Beginning by Peter Zeihan
• A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia
• Young Hoosier Awards: a list books chosen by kids for kids (and good for adults, too)

American Sign Language: Tuesday, 5:00-6:00 PM EST, Zoom

We practiced on our own. We learned from each other. Each of us presented and led a what she learned and studied this week. We went back to the basics and reviewed counting beyond 10 as well as adjectives.

November 8: It is still a great time to join us!

American English: Thursday, 9:00-11:00 AM EST, Zoom

We reviewed "D". We had some great conversation that 

November 10: Be prepared to role play a car accident. Prepare the "E" and "F"

American Accent Training: Thursday, 9:30-11:30 AM EST, Zoom

Aside from Bill's Tip and working on the important pronunciation of "schwa" (as in Rock the Boat), a student shared some tongue twisting phrases:

English is a difficult language.  It can be understood through tough, thorough thought though.  

Lots of /th/ sounds in that one...both voiced and voiceless!  Keep practicing until it flows easily off of your tongue!

Here are a few more:

• Unique New York
• She sells seashells by the seashore.
• Freshly squeezed.
•  I don’t know if I should bring this up because I don’t want you to get wound up. 

November 10: Class continues on Zoom.

Kids Conversation: Friday, 4:30-5:00 PM EST, Zoom

We talked about how we celebrated Halloween in our home countries. It was nice to hear about the fun.

November 11: We have homework: Make a mashed potato sculpture! Here is a classic clip from the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind.